Pulmonary sarcoidosis: Atypical HRTC features and differential diagnostic problems;Sarcoidosi polmonare: Aspetti HRTC atipici e problematiche diagnostiche differenziali

Radiologia Medica

Volumn 107, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 273-285

  Bottaro, Lorella ^a   Calderan, Loretta ^a   Dibilio, Daniela ^a   Mosconi, Elisa ^a   Maffessanti, Mario ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TRIESTE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atypical aspects; Differential diagnosis; HRCT; Pulmonary sarcoidosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HIGH RESOLUTION COMPUTER TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; LABORATORY TEST; LIVER BIOPSY; LUNG ALVEOLUS CELL CARCINOMA; LUNG BIOPSY; LUNG CALCIFICATION; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG HILUS; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; LYMPH NODE; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MALE; MEDIASTINUM LYMPH NODE; NODULATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SARCOIDOSIS;

DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SARCOIDOSIS, PULMONARY; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 2442628345     PISSN: 00338362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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